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Taking a closer look at corporate lobbying on climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investors care about corporate lobbying on climate change? Where such lobbying opposes the adoption of effective climate change policy, it creates risks in investor portfolios. It exposes these portfolios to weather-related risk - as evidenced by the ...

SASB, GRI announce collaborative workplan for further understanding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... currency for creating trust among organizations and their stakeholders," said Tim Mohin, chief executive of GRI. "Investors, policy makers, civil society and other stakeholders are demanding improved disclosure of information on sustainability impacts ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched a new integrated ESG policy statement for its global funds management business. Jennifer Wu, global head of sustainable investing, J.P. Morgan Asset Management The new ESG policy includes a proprietary 10-point ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... that assessment approach comes information, again, which is climate change specific," said David Lunsford, head of climate policy and strategy at MSCI ESG Research. "It looks a bit at the current standing of the asset, you look at how climate change ...

First State Super targets 30% emissions reduction in equities portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... managers to ensure that the processes that they have and how they're looking at ESG in their portfolios reflects their policy positions. We'll continue to work with them. We have some fantastic real asset managers that are focused on that resilience ...

Carbon emissions need to peak "as soon as possible": AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... next year, emissions cuts should be more than 7% and emissions need to peak "as soon as a possible," and explained that policy makers, business and financial institutions should use the post-COVID-19 recovery to construct sustainable economy recovery ...

Australian Unity launches green bond fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... will invest in green bonds that demonstrate clear use of proceeds and conform with other aspects of Altius' sustainability policy, Bovingdon said. "What we're looking for is an appropriate structure around the use of proceeds," he said. "We clearly want ...

Data enhances case for ESG as separate, interrelated factor to quality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... that tighter regulation around ESG factors, such as climate change, impact in the Eurozone and therefore, any tightened policy response in North America, particularly in the US, will bode significant changes. "For the Eurozone, the Technical expert group ...

Korea Housing Finance Corporation prices COVID-19 social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... with a spread of 35 basis points over the mid-swap rate. The KHFC is a housing finance government agency in Korea with a policy mandate to "promote the welfare of Korean citizens by facilitating the long-term, stable supply of housing finance." The transaction ...

Climate change and public health cannot be viewed in isolation: UNGCNA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... and the United Kingdom in its preparation for climate change associated health issues and that without a federal climate policy, it risks 'more sustained and negative health impacts'. The report calls on businesses to play their part by investing in ...